Nicaragua Monthly Report

On Monday, November 4 we visited communities of Los Pinares, and San José del Ojoche, and El Salmerón, meeting the work plan and seeing the results in vegetables. This visit was conducted by Rosario Mendoza and Vicente Velasquez Velasquez.

First we visited the San Jose del Ojoche. This visit took place during one day, then on Tuesday we visited the community of Los Pinares also visit was during the day that allowed us to see the results of the two greenhouses. On Thursday, November 11 we visited the community Salmerón. This visit took two days (Thursday and Friday). This visit was more time-consuming because of the distances of the greenhouses, preparation of plots for new plantings and on Friday a training given on how to prepare new organic fertilizers and organic pesticides.

This training was necessary because a few days ago a plague (fungus?) occurred in one of the few vegetables that were remainng and it was necessary to train farmers to improve soil quality in the best organic matter and types of organic pesticides to be used to combat pests in plants.

FINDINGS:

In the community of Los Pinares we visited Doña Nimia Melgara who is one of the beneficiaries of the project. She told us that she has harvested her vegetables but has already has replanted seeds which are being well-cultivated with the training she has received. She has planted four types of seed are carrot, pepper, chile, and onion.

On Wednesday we visited to Mrs. Elsa and Don Reynaldo in San Jose del Ojoche community where he has had good performance and quality, and tells us that he always implements the technical knowledge he has been taught.

For Mrs. Elsa, her first crop is carrot, but in two Heras she planted new seeds, always implementing the techniques taught in what is prepared. Two Heras were planted again because the first seeds germinated but did not develop due to the lack of fertile soil. The plots were refilled with fertile soil and organic compost..

On 10 and 11 we visited the community Salmerón, visiting farmers Santos Rocha, and Dionisio Gamez. There we went to were two consecutive days making new banks in the two greenhouses as mentioned before disinfecting the plague (fungus?) that occurred leaving the preparation 3 days get a better result.

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS:

In my view, farmers have been obtaining and improving their skills as producers and the good thing is that both have not only obtained the information that has been given, but it also been implemented, because we have realized the results that have been occurring in crops.

SUGGESTIONS / LOOKING FORWARD:

Farmers told us that for them there has been an improvement in their skills as farmers.

They gave us a hint that if we could help with more seeds and new plants to diversify their greenhouses and they are interested to know how to grow different plants.